Ryokan Sawanoya vs InterContinental - ANA Tokyo, an IHG Hotel
Both ANA InterContinental Tokyo and Ryokan Sawanoya are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Ryokan Sawanoya scores slightly better than ANA InterContinental Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya ranks #30 in Tokyo with positive reviews from 7 publications including Time Out, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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2-3-11 Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo Prefecture 110-0001
From $0 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide
"Though nothing fancy, it offers good-value tatami rooms."
Fodor's
"The shitamachi area is known for its down-to-earth friendliness, which you get in full measure at Sawanoya.... it is very popular with budget travelers."
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Lonely Planet
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"The Sawanoya is a budget gem in quiet Yanaka, with very friendly staff and all the traditional hospitality you would expect of a ryokan."
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DK Eyewitness
"A great place to meet fellow travelers, this long-established ryokan is popular with foreign guests."
Time Out
"One of the few ryokan in Tokyo to cater almost exclusively for foreign visitors, Sawanoya has a small library of English-language guidebooks and provides its own map of the old-fashioned Yanaka area."
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InterContinental - ANA Tokyo, an IHG Hotel
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1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 107-0052
From $173 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"This very stylish and professionally run hotel has attentive staff. a swimming pool, scores of restaurants and attractive public areas."
Concierge
"The rooms are modern while still nodding to Japan's aesthetic past: Traditional colors such as indigo and red balance out the contemporary, minimal furnishings."
Insight Guides
"A few minutes’ walk from the Tameike-Sanno subway station, this popular hotel offers large rooms with those on the upper storeys having great views."
Lonely Planet
"With an outdoor pool, a small gym and an excellent business centre, this remains a sleek and sophisticated choice."
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DK Eyewitness
"Part of the Ark Hills complex, the hotel has a well-sized lobby and spacious rooms. Upperfloor rooms and a rooftop pool offer views of Tokyo and Mt. Fuji."